Cameron warns Scottish independence would jeopardise North Sea oil

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David Cameron said that only the Union can sustain the North Sea oil and gas industry Getty Images

Caroline Argyropulo-Palmer

Last updated at 11:25AM, February 23 2014

David Cameron has warned that Scottish independence could put the North Sea
oil and gas industry at risk.

In advance of a visit by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet to Aberdeen on
Monday, Mr Cameron said that only the “broad shoulders” of the Union could
ensure the industry’s future and promised announcements next week about “how
the UK Government can maximise the benefit of North Sea oil and gas to the
UK economy for decades into the future, giving a vital boost to local
communities and families across Scotland”.